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Sebastiaan de With (/u/caliform) and Stewart Philkill (/u/aye_candy) are the focus of this week’s episode of Upvoted. We discuss Sebastiaan’s upbringing in Holland; how he fell in love with design; moving to the US; getting divorced; meeting Stewart; embarking on their epic trip and what happened with the infamous Sarah.

John Ohanian, Chris Ohanian and Lara Setrakian join me to discuss the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. We discuss Turkey’s denial of the event; the US government’s unwillingness to officially recognize the genocide; the story of my great grandparents; how we wrestle our Armenian identity, the next 100 years, and Lara’s unique experience in journalism.

This episode features John Ohanian, Chris Ohanian, and Lara Setrakian.

Josh Wise and Dogecar are the focus of this week’s episode of Upvoted. We discuss Josh Wise’s career in racing; Dogecoin; how Denis Pavel came up with the idea of Dogecoin sponsoring Josh Wise; how Dogecoin crowdfunded the sponsorship; how Josh Wise won the fan vote for the All Star race with the help of redditors; and the NASCAR community’s reaction.

Craig Watts and Leah Garces are the focus of this week's episode of Upvoted by reddit. We discuss how Craig got into farming; farmers’ relationships with poultry companies; the conditions of chickens in factory farms; how Leah met Craig; Compassion in World Farming; their viral video; false labeling in the meat industry; animal welfare; their reddit AMA; and their new petition.

Jack (/u/touchmyfuckingcoffee) is the focus of this episode of Upvoted by reddit. We discuss his upbringing; the loss of his father; meeting his wife; his battle with drug addiction; his spectacular firing; discovering reddit; how he got started repairing vacuums; his AMA; and a surprise revelation.